WWE Intercontinental Championship

WWF Intercontinental Championship

Pat Patterson

09.01.1979 - 04.21.1980

- defeated Johnny Rodz in a tournament final to become the first World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Intercontinental Champion

 

Ken Patera

04.21.1980 - 12.08.1980

 

Pedro Morales

12.08.1980 - 06.20.1981

 

Don Muraco

06.20.1981 - 11.23.1981

 

Pedro Morales (2)

11.23.1981 - 01.22.1983

 

Don Muraco (2)

01.22.1983 - 02.11.1984

 

Tito Santana

02.11.1984 - 09.24.1984

 

Greg Valentine

09.24.1984 - 07.06.1985

 

Tito Santana (2)

07.06.1985 - 02.08.1986

 

Randy Savage

02.08.1986 - 03.29.1987

 

Ricky Steamboat

03.29.1987 - 06.02.1987

 

The Honky Tonk Man

06.02.1987 - 08.29.1988

 

The Ultimate Warrior

08.29.1988 - 04.02.1989

 

Rick Rude

04.02.1989 - 08.28.1989

 

The Ultimate Warrior (2)

08.28.1989 - 04.03.1990

 

VACANT

04.03.1990 - 04.23.1990

- The Ultimate Warrior vacated the title after winning the WWF Championship

 

Mr. Perfect

04.23.1990 - 08.27.1990

- defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Kerry Von Erich

08.27.1990 - 11.19.1990

 

Mr. Perfect (2)

11.19.1990 - 08.26.1991

 

Bret Hart

08.26.1991 - 01.17.1992

 

The Mountie

01.17.1992 - 01.19.1992

 

Roddy Piper

01.19.1992 - 04.05.1992

 

Bret Hart (2)

04.05.1992 - 08.29.1992

 

Davey Boy Smith

08.29.1992 - 10.27.1992

 

Shawn Michaels

10.27.1992 - 05.17.1993

 

Marty Jannetty

05.17.1993 - 06.06.1993

 

Shawn Michaels (2)

06.06.1993 - 09.27.1993

 

VACANT

09.27.1993 - 09.27.1993

- Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days

 

Razor Ramon

09.27.1993 - 04.13.1994

- defeated Rick Martel to win the vacant title

 

Diesel

04.13.1994 - 08.29.1994

 

Razor Ramon (2)

08.29.1994 - 01.22.1995

 

Jeff Jarrett

01.22.1995 - 04.26.1995

 

VACANT

04.26.1995 - 04.26.1995

- the championship was held up after a controversial match between Jeff Jarrett and Bob Holly

 

Jeff Jarrett (2)

04.26.1995 - 05.19.1995

- defeated Bob Holly to win the vacant title

 

Razor Ramon (3)

05.19.1995 - 05.21.1995

 

Jeff Jarrett (3)

05.21.1995 - 07.23.1995

 

Shawn Michaels (3)

07.23.1995 - 10.22.1995

 

Dean Douglas

10.22.1995 - 10.22.1995

 

Razor Ramon (4)

10.22.1995 - 01.21.1996

 

Goldust

01.21.1996 - 04.01.1996

 

VACANT

04.01.1996 - 04.01.1996

- the championship was held up after a controversial match between Goldust and Savio Vega

 

Goldust (2)

04.01.1996 - 06.23.1996

- defeated Savio Vega to win the vacant title

 

Ahmed Johnson

06.23.1996 - 08.12.1996

 

VACANT

08.12.1996 - 09.23.1996

- Ahmed Johnson vacated the title due to being injured

 

Marc Mero

09.23.1996 - 10.21.1996

- defeated Faarooq in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Hunter Hearst Helmsley

10.21.1996 - 02.13.1997

 

Rocky Maivia

02.13.1997 - 04.28.1997

 

Owen Hart

04.28.1997 - 08.03.1997

 

Steve Austin

08.03.1997 - 09.08.1997

 

VACANT

09.08.1997 - 10.05.1997

- Steve Austin vacated the title due to being injured

 

Owen Hart (2)

10.05.1997 - 11.09.1997

- defeated Faarooq in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Steve Austin (2)

11.09.1997 - 12.08.1997

 

The Rock (2)

12.08.1997 - 08.30.1998

 

Triple H (2)

08.30.1998 - 10.09.1998

 

VACANT

10.09.1998 - 10.12.1998

- Triple H vacated the title due to being injured

 

Ken Shamrock

10.12.1998 - 02.14.1999

- defeated X-Pac in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Val Venis

02.14.1999 - 03.15.1999

 

Jesse James

03.15.1999 - 03.29.1999

 

Goldust (3)

03.29.1999 - 04.12.1999

 

The Godfather

04.12.1999 - 05.25.1999

 

Jeff Jarrett (4)

05.25.1999 - 07.24.1999

 

Edge

07.24.1999 - 07.25.1999

 

Jeff Jarrett (5)

07.25.1999 - 07.27.1999

 

D'Lo Brown

07.27.1999 - 08.22.1999

 

Jeff Jarrett (6)

08.22.1999 - 10.17.1999

 

Chyna

10.17.1999 - 12.12.1999

 

Chris Jericho

12.12.1999 - 12.28.1999

 

VACANT

12.28.1999 - 01.03.2000

- the title was held up after a controversial match between Chris Jericho and Chyna

 

Chris Jericho (2) 

01.03.2000 - 02.27.2000

Chyna (2)

01.03.2000 - 01.23.2000

- Chris Jericho & Chyna were both awarded the vacant title as co-champions with the stipulation being that if one of them lost a title defense, they would both lose the title

- On 01.23.2000, Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a Triple Threat match to become the undisputed champion

 

Kurt Angle

02.27.2000 - 04.02.2000

 

Chris Benoit

04.02.2000 - 05.02.2000

 

Chris Jericho (3)

05.02.2000 - 05.08.2000

 

Chris Benoit (2)

05.08.2000 - 06.20.2000

 

Rikishi

06.20.2000 - 07.04.2000

 

Val Venis (2)

07.04.2000 - 08.27.2000

 

Chyna (3)

08.27.2000 - 09.04.2000

 

Eddie Guerrero

09.04.2000 - 11.21.2000

 

Billy Gunn

11.21.2000 - 12.10.2000

 

Chris Benoit (3)

12.10.2000 - 01.21.2001

 

Chris Jericho (4)

01.21.2001 - 04.03.2001

 

Triple H (3)

04.03.2001 - 04.10.2001

 

Jeff Hardy

04.10.2001 - 04.16.2001

 

Triple H (4)

04.16.2001 - 05.20.2001

 

Kane

05.20.2001 - 06.26.2001

 

Albert

06.26.2001 - 07.23.2001

 

Lance Storm

07.23.2001 - 08.19.2001

 

Edge (2)

08.19.2001 - 09.23.2001

 

Christian

09.23.2001 - 10.21.2001

 

Edge (3)

10.21.2001 - 11.05.2001

 

Test

11.05.2001 - 11.18.2001

 

Edge (4)

11.18.2001 - 01.20.2002

 

William Regal

01.20.2002 - 03.17.2002

 

Rob Van Dam

03.17.2002 - 04.21.2002

 

Eddie Guerrero (2)

04.21.2002 - 05.27.2002

 

WWE Intercontinental Championship

 

Rob Van Dam (2)

05.27.2002 - 07.29.2002

 

Chris Benoit (4)

07.29.2002 - 08.25.2002

 

Rob Van Dam (3)

08.25.2002 - 09.16.2002

 

Chris Jericho (5)

09.16.2002 - 09.30.2002

 

Kane (2)

09.30.2002 - 10.20.2002

 

Triple H (5)

10.20.2002 - 10.20.2002

 

DEACTIVATED

10.20.2002

 

Christian (2)

05.18.2003 - 07.07.2003

- won an eight-man battle royal to win the reactivated title

 

Booker T

07.07.2003 - 08.10.2003

 

Christian (3)

08.10.2003 - 09.29.2003

 

Rob Van Dam (4)

09.29.2003 - 10.27.2003

 

Chris Jericho (6)

10.27.2003 - 10.27.2003

 

Rob Van Dam (5)

10.27.2003 - 12.14.2003

 

Randy Orton

12.14.2003 - 07.11.2004

 

Edge (5)

07.11.2004 - 09.06.2004

 

VACANT

09.06.2004 - 09.12.2004

- Edge vacated the title due to being injured

 

Chris Jericho (7)

09.12.2004 - 10.19.2004

- defeated Christian in a Ladder match to win the vacant title

 

Shelton Benjamin

10.19.2004 - 06.20.2005

 

Carlito Colon

06.20.2005 - 09.18.2005

 

Ric Flair

09.18.2005 - 02.20.2006

 

Shelton Benjamin (2)

02.20.2006 - 04.30.2006

 

Rob Van Dam (6)

04.30.2006 - 05.15.2006

 

Shelton Benjamin (3)

05.15.2006 - 06.25.2006

 

Johnny Nitro

06.25.2006 - 10.02.2006

 

Jeff Hardy (2)

10.02.2006 - 11.06.2006

 

Johnny Nitro (2)

11.06.2006 - 11.13.2006

 

Jeff Hardy (3)

11.13.2006 - 02.19.2007

 

Umaga

02.19.2007 - 04.16.2007

 

Santino Marella

04.16.2007 - 07.02.2007

 

Umaga (2)

07.02.2007 - 09.02.2007

 

Jeff Hardy (4)

09.02.2007 - 03.10.2008

 

Chris Jericho (8)

03.10.2008 - 06.29.2008

 

Kofi Kingston

06.29.2008 - 08.17.2008

 

Santino Marella (2)

08.17.2008 - 11.10.2008

 

William Regal (2)

11.10.2008 - 01.19.2009

 

CM Punk

01.19.2009 - 03.09.2009

 

John Bradshaw Layfield

03.09.2009 - 04.05.2009

 

Rey Mysterio

04.05.2009 - 06.07.2009

 

Chris Jericho (9)

06.07.2009 - 06.28.2009

 

Rey Mysterio (2)

06.28.2009 - 09.01.2009

 

John Morrison (3)

09.01.2009 - 12.13.2009

 

Drew McIntyre

12.13.2009 - 05.23.2010

 

Kofi Kingston (2)

05.23.2010 - 07.28.2010

 

Dolph Ziggler

07.28.2010 - 01.04.2011

 

Kofi Kingston (3)

01.04.2011 - 03.22.2011

 

Wade Barrett 

03.22.2011 - 06.19.2011

 

Ezekiel Jackson

06.19.2011 - 08.09.2011

 

Cody Rhodes

08.09.2011 - 04.01.2012

 

The Big Show

04.01.2012 - 04.29.2012

 

Cody Rhodes (2)

04.29.2012 - 05.20.2012

 

Christian (4)

05.20.2012 - 07.23.2012

 

The Miz

07.23.2012 - 10.16.2012

 

Kofi Kingston (4)

10.16.2012 - 12.29.2012

 

Wade Barrett (2)

12.29.2012 - 04.07.2013

 

The Miz (2)

04.07.2013 - 04.08.2013

 

Wade Barrett (3)

04.08.2013 - 06.16.2013

 

Curtis Axel

06.16.2013 - 11.18.2013

 

Big E Langston

11.18.2013 - 05.04.2014

 

Wade Barrett (4)

05.04.2014 - 06.30.2014

 

VACANT

06.30.2014 - 07.20.2014

- Wade Barrett vacated the title due to being injured

 

The Miz (3)

07.20.2014 - 08.17.2014

- won a 19-man battle royal to win the vacant title

 

Dolph Ziggler (2)

08.17.2014 - 09.21.2014

 

The Miz (4)

09.21.2014 - 09.22.2014

 

Dolph Ziggler (3)

09.22.2014 - 11.17.2014

 

Luke Harper

11.17.2014 - 12.14.2014

 

Dolph Ziggler (4)

12.14.2014 - 01.05.2015

 

Wade Barrett (5)

01.05.2015 - 03.29.2015

 

Daniel Bryan

03.29.2015 - 05.11.2015

 

VACANT

05.11.2015 - 05.31.2015

- Daniel Bryan vacated the title due to being injured

 

Ryback

05.31.2015 - 09.20.2015

- defeated Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, R-Truth, Sheamus, and Wade Barrett in an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant title

 

Kevin Owens

09.20.2015 - 12.13.2015

 

Dean Ambrose

12.13.2015 - 02.15.2016

 

Kevin Owens (2)

02.15.2016 - 04.03.2016

 

Zack Ryder

04.03.2016 - 04.04.2016

 

The Miz (5)

04.04.2016 - 10.09.2016

 

Dolph Ziggler (5)

10.09.2016 - 11.15.2016

 

The Miz (6)

11.15.2016 - 01.03.2017

 

Dean Ambrose (2)

01.03.2017 - 06.04.2017

 

The Miz (7)

06.04.2017 - 11.20.2017

 

Roman Reigns

11.20.2017 - 01.22.2018

 

The Miz (8)

01.22.2018 - 04.08.2018

 

Seth Rollins

04.08.2018 - 06.18.2018

 

Dolph Ziggler (6)

06.18.2018 - 08.19.2018

 

Seth Rollins (2)

08.19.2018 - 12.16.2018

 

Dean Ambrose (3)

12.16.2018 - 01.14.2019

 

Bobby Lashley

01.14.2019 - 02.17.2019

 

Finn Balor

02.17.2019 - 03.11.2019

 

Bobby Lashley (2)

03.11.2019 - 04.07.2019

 

Finn Balor (2)

04.07.2019 - 07.14.2019

 

Shinsuke Nakamura

07.14.2019 - 01.31.2020

 

Braun Strowman

01.31.2020 - 03.08.2020

 

Sami Zayn

03.08.2020 - 05.12.2020

 

VACANT

05.12.2020 - 06.08.2020

- Sami Zayn was stripped of the title after choosing to refrain from competition during the early stages of the Covid-19 global pandemic

 

AJ Styles

06.08.2020 - 08.21.2020

- defeated Daniel Bryan in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Jeff Hardy (5)

08.21.2020 - 09.27.2020

 

Sami Zayn (2)

09.27.2020 - 12.22.2020

 

Big E (2)

12.22.2020 - 04.11.2021

 

Apollo Crews

04.11.2021 - 08.13.2021

 

King Nakamura (2)

08.13.2021 - 02.11.2022

 

Sami Zayn (3)

02.11.2022 - 03.04.2022

 

Ricochet

03.04.2022 - 06.10.2022

 

Gunther

06.10.2022 - 04.06.2024

 

Sami Zayn (4)

04.06.2024 - 08.03.2024

 

Bron Breakker

08.03.2024 - 09.23.2024

 

Jey Uso

09.23.2024 - 10.21.2024

 

Bron Breakker (2)

10.21.2024